Nutrition in Women
A section of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643).
Section Information
Arguably, nutrition and food are at the epicenter of both health and disease. The Section Nutrition in Women of Nutrients aims to publish high-level, peer-reviewed research on nutrition, dietary, and food approaches to understand the impact of nutrition on women’s health and disease across the lifespan. Papers in this section include basic and discovery science studies, clinical studies, and epidemiological investigations involving women only or studies of sex differences. Consistent with the journal Nutrients, we welcome original research articles, reviews, and commentaries. This section should be of interest to registered dietitians, researchers, public health specialists, epidemiologists, nutritionists, policy makers, and advocates around health issues in women. We expect a broad range of topics to be covered, such as:
- Nutrition in youth and girls
- Puberty
- Pregnancy and pregnancy complications
- Gestational diabetes
- Lactation
- Maternal–infant nutrition
- Interaction of female sex hormones and nutrition
- Supplementation in women
- Polycystic ovary syndrome
- Dietary intervention studies
- Clinical nutrition for women
- Developmental programming of health and disease
- Sex differences
- Breast cancer
- Healthy aging
- Menopause and related issues (e.g., bone health)
- Novel nutritional approaches to prevent and/or treatment diseases in women
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Nutrition, Lifestyle and Women’s Health (Deadline: 25 August 2026)
- Effect of Prenatal Nutrition on Fetal Growth Development (Deadline: 25 August 2026)
- Obesity and Early Pregnancy Nutrition: Pathways to Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes (Deadline: 25 August 2026)
- Lactational Programming: The Impact of Maternal Nutrition and Breastfeeding on Offspring Development (Deadline: 5 September 2026)
- Nutrition, Dietary Patterns, and Biochemical Mechanisms in Endometriosis (Deadline: 5 September 2026)
- Effects of Nutrition and BMI on Obstetric–Gynecological Pathologies (Deadline: 5 September 2026)
- Maternal Nutrition, Lifestyles, Environmental Contaminants, and Pregnancy Complications (Deadline: 15 September 2026)
- Personalized Nutrition and Metabolic Health in Gestational Diabetes (Deadline: 20 September 2026)
- Optimizing Maternal Nutrition Status: Impacts on Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes (Deadline: 25 September 2026)
- Dietary Products for Women’s Reproductive Health and Diseases (Deadline: 28 September 2026)
- Nutritional and Metabolic Programming Across the Female Lifespan: Body Composition, Hormonal Changes, and Health Outcomes (Deadline: 5 October 2026)
- Roles of Maternal Nutrition and Metabolic Health in Offspring Development (Deadline: 15 October 2026)
- Nutritional Factors Influencing Longevity in Women (Deadline: 15 October 2026)
- The Role of Diet and Microbiome in Peri/Menopause (Deadline: 15 October 2026)
- Nutrition in Fertility, Pregnancy and Offspring Health (Deadline: 15 October 2026)
- Probiotic Supplementation During the Pregnancy and Perinatal Period (Deadline: 5 November 2026)
- Diet in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome/Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (Deadline: 5 November 2026)
- Women’s Special Issue Series: Nutrients (Deadline: 25 November 2026)
- Nutrition and Gynecology: Preventing and Managing Female Disorders (Deadline: 25 November 2026)
- Chrononutrition and Metabolic Health During Pregnancy (Deadline: 5 December 2026)
- Maternal Nutrition and Placental Biology in Early-Life Programming (Deadline: 15 December 2026)
- Nutritional Strategies for Maternal Health During Pregnancy and Lactation (Deadline: 15 December 2026)
- Prenatal Nutrition: Essentials for a Healthy Pregnancy (Deadline: 5 January 2027)
- Nutrition for Fertility: Dietary Strategies to Improve Reproductive Health (Deadline: 15 January 2027)
- Maternal Nutrition: Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (Deadline: 25 January 2027)
- Dietary Supplementation Across the Female Life Course: Physiological Stages, Occupational Challenges and Health Outcomes (Deadline: 25 March 2027)
- Nutritional Support for Physical Activity and Sports: Optimizing Micro- and Macronutrient Needs for Health and Performance in Women (Deadline: 25 March 2027)
